What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Level 4 (LVL4) Paraeducator - Baldwin Elementary (2195) position at Rochester Community Schools?
CLASSIFICATION : CATEGORICAL SPECIAL EDUCATION
TITLE : SPECIAL EDUCATION LEVEL 4 (LVL4) PARAEDUCATOR
Location : Baldwin Elementary School
7 hours per day, 5 days per week
Monday - Friday, following traditional 2024-2025 school year calendar
16.75 / hour per current RPEA Master Agreement
250 signing bonus for new RCS staff after completion of 90 calendar days
SALARY : $16.75 / hour. The hourly wage will be paid from the Instructional Classification Schedule per the Rochester Paraeducator Association Master Agreement.
QUALIFICATIONS :
- High School Diploma
- Experience with people / persons with disabilities and / or training in appropriate techniques for interacting with students with disabilities preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality, and to interact appropriately and effectively with students, parents, and staff.
- Excellent attendance record, flexibility, and competence for assigned responsibilities, including ability to meet the physical and academic needs of students.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO : Building or Program Administrator and receives day-to-day direction from classroom teacher; program; resource teacher or Teacher Consultant.
CALENDAR : Follows standard school calendar
JOB GOAL : To provide support to the special education program by assisting students with special needs in compliance with program philosophy and goals for the individual student(s).
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES :
Revised 2 / 14 / 9, 7 / 16 / 91, 8 / 1 / 94, 7 / 1 / 96, 2 / 99, 5 / 99, 2 / 02, reformatted 6 / 2015, 6.23
Notice of Nondiscrimination - Rochester Community Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, height, weight, familial status, arrest record or physical and mental disabilities in accordance with the Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act (ELCRA) MCL 37.2206, Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PWCRA), MCL 37.1206, Title II, Title VI, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendment Act of 1972, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8U.S.C., Section 1324A Et. Seq.) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition, individuals will not be excluded from, or be denied, the benefits of participation in any program or activity for which the Board of Education of the Rochester Community School District is responsible on the basis of such characteristics.
Rochester Community Schools has designated the following individuals as Compliance Coordinators at 52585 Dequindre Rd., Rochester, MI 48307. Title II and Section 504 - Students : Pasquale Cusumano, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary and Adult Education, (248) 726-3131; Equal Employment Opportunity / Section 504 for non-students : David Murphy, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, (248)726-3118; Title IX Coordinator : David Murphy, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, (248)726-3118.
Salary : $17